YOUR BEHAVIOURAL STYLE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS

You can't become a snake if you were born a wolf. Well, that concept applies in every area of your life. Your personal traits are yours for life and you need to be aware of them in order for you to be happy, healthy and wealthy.

In Business, we know that there are 4 types of people. 

One of them is the relater who is open and prefer indirect and slow paced activities. The relater is generally warm and friendly, slow and easy. He or she likes to share her or his feelings, is a good listener  and is generally  cooperative.

Another one is the thinker who is reserved and likes time to think things through. That is the efficient perfectionist, more on the slow and cautious than on the fast and furious. S/he loves to have task oriented activities and love following instructions.S/he is perfectly happy working on her/his own.

The socialiser likes things to be direct and fast. For him or her relationships are important. He or she  knows the value s/he adds to the work place and s/he works fast with enthusiasm. This type is not afraid to take risks and can be very persuasive.

The final type is called the director.  S/he like things to be fast and to take his or her time to reflect. This type loves to take decisions but does not share his or her feelings. S/he has little concerns for relationships. His or her main aim is results. Others find him or her dominating.

Can you spot yourself in one of these portraits? Yes? We all endorse all of these personalities at one point or another but we have our preference and we stick with that because it is more natural for us.

May be you hesitate between two of them and you are not really sure what is your dominant personality. Let me ask you ten questions that will probably give you a clearer picture.

1 What is your appearance like?

A relaxed, casual  
B formal and conservative
C businesslike and functional
D fashionable and stylish

2 What do you fear most


A confrontation 
B embarasement
C loss of control
D loss of prestige

3 What is your main priority?


A keep relationships going  
B what you doing when you are doing it
C the results
D interracting with people

4 What do you seek most?


A to get some kind of attention 
B to be accurate
C to be productive
D to be recognised

5 What do you want most?


A liked
B just right
C in control
D idolised

6 Under tension, what is your usual reaction?


A you submit?  
B you avoid?
C you become more assertive?
D you attack using sarcasm?

7 To convince you of the efficiency of a product  what is needed?


A how it affects you  
B how it works, the logical explanation
C how much it will cost, when , where the facts
D how does it enhance your current status

8 Your home is?


A relaxed, friendly, personal  
B structured and oragnised
C busy, formal
D stimulating and personal , busy but friendly

9 You are irritated by?


A impatience and insenibility 
B surprise and the unplanned
C inefficiency and indecision
D routine and inflexibility

10 What do you care for most?


A your  feelings 
B your thinking 
C your objectives
D your ideas

If most of your answers are in A you are a relater.
If most of your answers are in B you are a thinker.
If most of your answers are in C  you are a director.
If most of your answers are in D you are a socialiser.

Knowing this will help you make money and constitute a team where all the typology can be met. Indeed there is more chance to be a well rounded company, charity , firm, shop... if you are surrounded by people who complement you. Indeed, you need all these hats to be a great success.

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